Louisville, Ky. ? The teacher had one more lesson for his student Saturday.

Rick Pitino earned his 400th career victory when Louisville beat top-ranked Florida, 73-65, yet another win over one of his former assistant coaches.

This one came against Billy Donovan, who played for Pitino at Providence and worked as his assistant at Kentucky from 1989-94.

Pitino improved to 14-1 against ex-assistants and has won all five meetings against Donovan, who coached at Marshall before becoming Florida’s coach in 1996.

Pitino attributed his dominance over former pupils to the players he’s coached.

“If we played either on neutral courts or I wasn’t at Kentucky, it would be 50-50,” Pitino said. “I would not have the record I have if I had not been at Kentucky, where I had eight players from one team play in the NBA. It’s about players and the way you play the game.”

Francisco Garcia had 21 points for the Cardinals (4-1), who led by as many as 15 in the second half then sealed the win by holding Florida (5-2) without a field goal over the final 67 seconds.

Pitino is concerned what this win might do for Louisville.

“If we are humble and hungry, we’ll be good,” he said. “The minute you start thinking you’re good is when you start getting into trouble.”

Louisville coach Rick Pitino gestures to his players. Louisville knocked off top-ranked Florida, 73-65, Saturday at Freedom Hall at Louisville, Ky.

David Lee scored a career-high 24 points and matched a career best with 12 rebounds as the Gators lost their second straight since becoming the nation’s No. 1 team. They lost, 69-68 in overtime, to Maryland Wednesday.

“This week has been great for our guys. Everybody may think it’s terrible that we lost two games,” Donovan said. “No, this is the type of thing these guys need to go through in order to get better.”

Second-leading scorer Matt Walsh went 0-for-8 from the field and scored two points for Florida, which committed 18 turnovers.

Garcia bent over and cried just before the final buzzer sounded. It was his second game since learning his brother, Hector Lopez, had been murdered in New York.

“I’m going to dedicate everything to him — my life, my season, everything,” Garcia said. “He was my blood, my best friend.”

No. 2 Connecticut 88, Quinnipiac 55

Storrs, Conn. — Ben Gordon scored 28 points, and Hilton Armstrong, playing in place of ailing center Emeka Okafor, pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds to lead Connecticut over Quinnipiac. Gordon helped the Huskies (7-1) build a 46-20 halftime lead, hitting seven of nine three-pointers.

Bothered by chronic back pain, Okafor dressed but did not play, missing his first start in 75 games. He was averaging 16.4 points, 11 rebounds and nearly five blocks.

Rob Monroe led the Bobcats with 21 points, and Kason Mims added 11.

No. 8 Kentucky 79,

No. 21 Michigan St. 74

Detroit — Gerald Fitch scored 25 points to lead Kentucky over Michigan State at Ford Field in from of a basketball world-record crowd of 78,129. Basketball’s previous attendance record was 75,000, set in 1951 when the Harlem Globetrotters played at Olympic Stadium in Berlin.

The Wildcats (5-0) have won their first five games for the first time since 1992-93.

Paul Davis had 24 points for Michigan State (3-4).

No. 9 Arizona 85,

No. 22 Marquette 75

Tucson, Ariz. — Salim Stoudamire scored 27 points, including a career-high seven three-pointers, and Arizona rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit.

The Wildcats (4-1) trailed 50-35 with 17:15 to play, but outscored the Golden Eagles 50-25 the rest of the way, even though Stoudamire was on the bench most of the time with four fouls.

Travis Diener had 21 points and 10 assists and did not commit a turnover while playing 38 minutes for Marquette (6-1).

No. 10 Georgia Tech 75, Saint Louis 62

Atlanta — B.J. Elder scored 17 points and had two steals during a game-changing run early in the second half to lead the Yellow Jackets in the Peach Bowl Classic.

Georgia Tech (8-0) continued its best start since the 1989-90 season.

Josh Fisher had 14 points for the Billikens (3-3).

No. 13 Stanford 86, UNLV 71

Stanford, Calif. — Justin Davis scored a season-high 21 points, and unbeaten Stanford snapped UNLV’s four-game winning streak.

Davis and Rob Little dominated the paint in only the third meeting between the schools. Davis, a senior forward, had 10 rebounds, three assists, no turnovers and only one foul in arguably the most effective game of his career.

Little added eight points and five rebounds, and Matt Lottich had 17 points and six assists for the scrappy Cardinal (5-0), who held a 38-18 rebounding edge.

Romel Beck had 17 points, and J.K. Edwards added 12 for the Runnin’ Rebels (5-2).

No. 14 Illinois 74, Memphis 64

Champaign, Ill. — Richard McBride scored 22 points, and James Augustine had 21 to lead Illinois over Memphis. The Illini (6-2) overcame a 10-point first-half deficit. Memphis (4-2) had a five-game winning streak snapped.

Illinois played without guard Deron Williams, who suffered a broken jaw in Thursday’s game against Maryland-Eastern Shore. Rodney Carney led Memphis with 18 points. Antonio Burks scored 16.

No. 16 Purdue 80, Central Michigan 39

Indianapolis — Brandon McKnight had 13 points and five assists to lead Purdue (7-1), which bounced back from a demoralizing last-second loss Thursday at No. 11 Oklahoma by completely overwhelming the Chippewas (2-5) at Conseco Fieldhouse. Purdue contested nearly every shot by the Chippewas, forcing them into 22 percent shooting.

Kenneth Lowe added 13 points for the bigger, stronger Boilermakers, who outrebounded the Chippewas, 47-28.

No. 19 Syracuse 75, Binghamton 54

Syracuse, N.Y. — Freshman Terrence Roberts scored a season-high 12 points, nine in a span of less than three minutes in the first half, to lead Syracuse. It was the third straight win for Syracuse (3-1) after a season-opening loss to Charlotte and boosted the Orangemen’s record to 4-0 all-time against Binghamton (3-5).

No. 20 Pittsburgh 57, Youngstown State 42

Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh overcame a slow start behind Chevy Troutman’s strong inside play, and the Panthers won a school record-tying 27th straight at home.

Pitt, 7-0 for the second straight season, is 20-0 at home since the Petersen Events Center opened last season and hasn’t lost at home since a Big East defeat to Notre Dame nearly two years ago. The streak matches that from Dec. 10, 1973 through Dec. 23, 1975 for the longest in school history.

The Panthers never did get going offensively, but there was nothing wrong with a defense that has held three consecutive opponents to 45 points or fewer — the first time they’ve done that since 1949. Pitt, No. 5 nationally in defense last season, is allowing 53 points per game.

No. 23 Wisconsin 89, Wis.-Milwaukee 71

Madison, Wis. — Devin Harris scored 13 points and matched a career high with nine assists as the Badgers again showed their dominance over Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Mike Wilkinson scored 18 points to lead five players in double figures for Wisconsin (6-1).

Zach Morley added 13 points, Alando Tucker had 12 and Boo Wade 11 as the Badgers defeated the Panthers (4-3) for the 20th time in 21 meetings.

Wisconsin shot 51 percent and had 22 assists and just nine turnovers to win its 18th straight at home.

Dylan Page had 16 points for Milwaukee, which lost for the third time in four games.

Joah Tucker added 13, and Chris Hill had 12 for the Panthers, who have struggled defensively this season.

No. 25 Dayton 61, IUPUI 59

Dayton, Ohio — Ramod Marshall hit a jumper with 40 seconds remaining, and Dayton held off scrappy IUPUI.

With six seconds left, IUPUI’s Odell Bradley launched a three-point shot from the top of the key. The ball bounced off the back of the rim, Bradley came up with the ball and threw up another shot that fell short as time ran out.

Sean Finn scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Dayton (8-0). It was the Flyers’ best start since 1965.

Bradley had 18 points, and Brandon Cole added 17 for IUPUI (4-2).

Dayton pounded the ball inside to the 7-foot Finn for high-percentage shots, but the Flyers still could only manage to shoot 36 percent from the field.